Cigar tip and method of making same



Aug. 5, 1930. B. I. HORWITZ CIGAR TIP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed March 20, 1928' 1772/? for, .Barrreff lflrwz'fz:

Patented A ug. 1930 UNITED ,sr rEs EARNED! I. EOR'WITZ, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CIGAR TIP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application. filed March 20, 1928. Serial No. 263,080.

This invention relates to the manufacture of cigars and particularly pertains to a tip or mouth piece which is aflixed to the cigar to form a part thereof; the invention being an Q improvement in the method of producmg and to the construction of cigar tips of the character set forth in United tates Letters Patent No. 1,226,074, issued to me May 15, 1917 An object of the invention is to provide a 10 sanitary sealed coverin for the mouth piece end of a cigar and which is so formed and constructed that it may be produced'at small cost and readily applied.

Another object is to provide an absorptive 15 cigar tip so shaped as to substantially completely enclose the mouth piece end of the cigar yet afford draft orifices, and in which an end wall is provided at the extreme tip of the mouth piece extending between a pair 20 of draft orifices.

Another object is to provide a method of forming a blank of sheet material whereby the material may be readily formed to pro-- ing the t1p, the marginal portions 14 will duce a thimble-shaped tip.

With the foregoing objects in View, to gether with such other objects and advan- "tages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the features and in the parts and combination, construction and arrange 3o ment of parts hereinafter described 'and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the blank of sheet material so formed preparatory to'production of the tip or mouth piece;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the tip or mouth piece as. formed of the blank sheet shown in Fig. 1;

' Fig. 3 is an end view of the tip;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a cigar as equipped with the tip showing portions broken away;

- Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the end portion of the tip; 4 Fig. 6 is a view in section as seen onthe line 6-6of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing more specifically,

A indicates generally a blank of sheet material which preferably comprises a thin layer 50 of cork 7 adhered to a reenforcing backing sheet 8 of paper orthelike. This blank is formed with parallel end margins 9 and 10 and has its opposite side margins cut-away intermediate the end margins to 'form' the blank with a relatively narrow wall portion 11 mid-wayof its ends; the side marginsextending from the end margins 9' and 10 a short distance in parallel relation and at right angles to the 'end margins as indicated at 12 thence extending on an outer curvature as in-- dicated at 13 toward the longitudinal center of the blank with the curved margin 13 on each side of theblank interconnected by oppositely curved margins 14 constituting the side margins of the narrow wall portion 11. The blank thus formed is impressed into any suitable die to form a thimble or cup shaped tip as shown in Fig. 2; the end portions B and C of the blank being brought together with the side margins overlapped and adhered together by a suitable adhesive. The wall portion 11 will then constitute the bottom or end wall of the completed tip. In thus formthen constitute the margins of a pair of orifices D and E which will be disposed on opposite sides of the. end wall 11; In some i nstances, in forming the tip, the margins 13 and 14 may be so completely overlapped that the orifices D and E will be closed and might not be apparent on the finished tip but on slightly compressing the enclosed end of the tip, the margins of the orifices will be spread so as to open the orifices; a slight fullness being afforded in the material in shaping the enclosed end of the tip into rounded or dome formation whichfullness will be taken 'up in crimps or folds as indicated at 15 in Figs. 2 and 3.

In forming the tip, the material may-be softened, as by steam, and the die heated so sired shape but in some instances such treatment 1s not necessary; the essential feature as concerns the method involved residing in that the material will readily assume the desubjecting the blank to such pressure in a forming mold as to cause the material of the blank to assume the thimble shape. The sheet cork with the reenforcing backing sheet not being capable of stretching to any material extent, the folds or crimps 15 will be formed adjacent the rounded end of the tip, and the pressure employed in forming the tip is such as to tightly press the folds or 'crimps 15 against the adjacent surface of the blank so as to extend substantially flush therewith thus rendering the completed tip smooth throughout and free of interruptions.

The tip thus formed is applied to the mouth piece end of a cigar]? as shown in Fig. 4; being aflixed to the cigar in any suitable manner as by being adhered thereto with an adhesive or held in place by the usual cigar band G.

While I have shown and described a specific embodiment of my invention, I do not limit myself to the exact details of construction and arrangement shown, but may employ such changes and modifications as come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims; for example while I have shown the tip as embodying a pair of draft orifices formed by effecting the fold, of the end portions of the blank, the completed tip may be formed with one or more draft orifices in any other suitable manner.

I claim:

1. A cigar tip comprising sheet material consisting of a facing layer of cork and a paper backing having opposed cut-away portions on its longitudinal margins and bent 7 intermediate its ends into thimble shape; the longitudinal margins on the end portions of the sheet material being overlapped and adhered together.

2. A blank for forming cigar tips comprising sheet material having opposed cutway portions on its longitudinal margins whereby the blank is provided with a wall portion intermediate its ends of less width than the end portions of the blank.

3. The method of forming a cigar tip onsisting in providing a blank of sheet material having an intermediate portion of less width than its endportions, pressing the blank into thimble shape with the side margins of one of the end portions thereof overlapped and adhered to the side margins of the other end portion thereof in such manner that a pair of orifices will be formed on the closed end of the tip.

4'. The method of making a cigar tip consisting in forming a blank of sheet material with opposed cut-away portions on its longitudinal margins, bending the blank intermediate its ends and forming it into thimble shape with the margins of one end portion of the blank overlapping and adhered to the margins of the other end portion thereof, and crlmping the intermediate portions of the blank contiguous the margins of the cutaway. portions.

In testimony whereof I' have aflixed my signature.

a BARNETT .1. HOBWITZ. 

